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Edison Birthplace Museum

Catch a glimpse into the life of the world's greatest inventor, who gave us such things as the phonograph and the incandescent light bulb. The home has been restored and furnished just as it was in 1847.

For a truly unique experience, plan a trip to the boyhood home of Hoover Company founder William H. "Boss" Hoover. The permanent display features antique cleaning devices and manual cleaners from the late 1800s.

Built in 1834 and closed in 1984, this monstrous facility housed thousands of prisoners over the years, some of whom didn't make it out alive.

100 Reformatory Road, Mansfield

419-522-2644 or www.mrps.org/halloween

Playhouse Square Center

Broadway shows, plays, musicals, opera, ballet and contemporary performing arts can all be found within the second-largest performing arts center in the country. The complex is home to five performing arts companies - Cleveland Opera, Dance Cleveland, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, CCC Jazz Festival and the Ohio Ballet.

1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland

216-771-8403 or www.playhousesquare.com

Quaker Square

In 1970, the Quaker Oats Co. moved from Akron, leaving behind a cluster of mills and silos. Today, the facilities are home to a unique shopping and entertainment complex. Visitors can browse shops, visit restaurant and sleep in a silo.

135 S. Broadway, Akron

330-253-5970 or www.quakersquare.com

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

This museum is a visual tribute to the music that has shaped our culture, where visitors will find everything from handwritten lyrics and musical instruments to costumes and stage props.

One Key Plaza (751 Erieside Ave.), Cleveland

216-781-ROCK or www.rockhall.com

Roscoe Village

Ride the canal boat, tour the shops and explore life in the 1830s in this peaceful canal town.

Come experience life as it was 100 years ago in Ohio's Black Swamp. Watch as a tinsmith creates a detailed chandelier, walk through a replica of an 1830s schoolhouse and see how life was lived on a 19th century farm. Visitors may shop, eat and spend the night.

22611 Ohio 2, Archbold

800-590-9755 or www.saudervillage.com

Smoke Rise Ranch Resort

Guests may work as a ranch hand to round up strays, doctor sick calves and check fences. There are also trail rides and cattle driving opportunities.

6751 Hunterdon Road, Glouster

800-292-1732 or www.smokeriseranch.com

Toledo Museum of Art

Visitors can stroll across the museum's 32-acre campus through a park filled with history and buildings that reflect the evolution of art. This museum has an extensive collection of works that traverses a wide array of mediums.

2445 Monroe St., Toledo

800-644-6862 or www.toledomuseum.org

Toledo's Center of Science and Industry

COSI Toledo lets you learn about physics while pedaling a bike across a high wire, while the chemist in you can experiment with liquid nitrogen.

1 Discover Way, Toledo

419-244-COSI or www.cositoledo.org

United States Air Force Museum

Exhibits in the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world cover the early years of flight up through 21st century technology.

1100 Spaatz St., Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton

937-255-3286 or www.wpafb.af.mil/museum

The Wilds

Located on more than 9,000 acres in southeast Ohio, The Wilds is an exotic species research facility that is home to more than 50 types of animals, including bison, camels, antelopes and gazelles. The animals roam free on the savannah-like setting.

14000 International Road, Cumberland

740-638-5030 or www.thewilds.org

Zoar Village

Founded as a communal society in 1817 by German religious dissenters called the Society of Separatists of Zoar, the village features 10 restored buildings and volunteers who give daily craft demonstrations.